Description of Tool or App: Bookemon is a publishing web tool that allows users to create and actually publish original books with text, photos, or scanned art. Books can be presented online for free or printed for varying costs. It is a simple registration process and the online books can be placed in a class or school web page, wiki, or blog for free presentation use.
Benefits of Tool or App: It is a simple, easy use site that allows individual or collaborative writing projects with both presentational and published books as finished products. It offers many options for creation in user-friendly, common sense format. Described as having "intuitive" design tools, it offers a large variety of creative choices of backgrounds, fonts, clip art, templates and colors, but it also allows personal graphics and photographs to be used.
Constraints of Tool or App: The site is easy to use and navigate; but drawbacks include:
The books cost to print.
Copyrights are retained by user but Bookemon can use and display the books.
Copyright, privacy and other restrictions can be confusing, especially to younger users.
How To Use Tool or App:The website could be used for individual and group projects at any grade level, in any subject. Students could write or create narratives or documentation of experiments, history, class events, problem-solving, learning materials, etc. After simple registration with email address, users will do the following:
1. Go to Create books page and choose a blank book by size and use a file or template. Size can be chosen by aesthetics or to make any uploaded files. Browsing other books is optional, but there are some nice examples. 2. There are ready made themes or users can create their own. 3. Enter the settings and description of the book, which is easily edited later in the process. Privacy and category/theme settings should be set. The theme is where Bookemon tags and lists your book. 4. There are several tools to explore backgrounds, clip art, fonts, etc. and users will upload files into their file cabinet. Once the files are there, it is a simple "click and drag" to place them on the book page. Once on the page, they are easily moved around with the mouse. 5. Save often and "publish" when you are ready to finalize and present the book. For more instruction, these videos are helpful.
Tool could be used (as the sample demonstrates) actual summer reading or other book projects;
large collaborative presentation;
original stories;
science, math, business, or other elective courses "how-to" books;
or even scrapbooks of events, athletic seasons, or fine arts performances.
Students may want to use the tool for personal gifts, projects or mementos.
Teacher Uses:
This tool is a great one for project requirements combining content, literacy, and technology skills.
It has potential for individual and group projects, assessments and extra curricular use.
It is a professional, streamlined way to present top quality work.
While the published books are not free, they are not terribly expensive and could be a wonderful way to display student writing and artwork for take home or media center/school wide use.
Many teachers could enjoy using the tool for personal writing projects or gifts.
Description of Tool or App: Bookemon is a publishing web tool that allows users to create and actually publish original books with text, photos, or scanned art. Books can be presented online for free or printed for varying costs. It is a simple registration process and the online books can be placed in a class or school web page, wiki, or blog for free presentation use.
Benefits of Tool or App: It is a simple, easy use site that allows individual or collaborative writing projects with both presentational and published books as finished products. It offers many options for creation in user-friendly, common sense format. Described as having "intuitive" design tools, it offers a large variety of creative choices of backgrounds, fonts, clip art, templates and colors, but it also allows personal graphics and photographs to be used.
Constraints of Tool or App: The site is easy to use and navigate; but drawbacks include:
The books cost to print.
Copyrights are retained by user but Bookemon can use and display the books.
Copyright, privacy and other restrictions can be confusing, especially to younger users.
How To Use Tool or App:The website could be used for individual and group projects at any grade level, in any subject. Students could write or create narratives or documentation of experiments, history, class events, problem-solving, learning materials, etc. After simple registration with email address, users will do the following:
1. Go to Create books page and choose a blank book by size and use a file or template. Size can be chosen by aesthetics or to make any uploaded files. Browsing other books is optional, but there are some nice examples.2. There are ready made themes or users can create their own.
3. Enter the settings and description of the book, which is easily edited later in the process. Privacy and category/theme settings should be set. The theme is where Bookemon tags and lists your book.
4. There are several tools to explore backgrounds, clip art, fonts, etc. and users will upload files into their file cabinet. Once the files are there, it is a simple "click and drag" to place them on the book page. Once on the page, they are easily moved around with the mouse.
5. Save often and "publish" when you are ready to finalize and present the book. For more instruction, these videos are helpful.
Video Tutorial #1 Video Tutorial #2 Video Tutorial #3
Original Artifact of Tool or App (created by someone in your house): Click on the book to "flip" through the pages. ABC book of John Green's The Fault in Our Stars
Classroom Uses for Tool or App:
Student Uses:
Tool could be used (as the sample demonstrates) actual summer reading or other book projects;
large collaborative presentation;
original stories;
science, math, business, or other elective courses "how-to" books;
or even scrapbooks of events, athletic seasons, or fine arts performances.
Students may want to use the tool for personal gifts, projects or mementos.
Teacher Uses:
This tool is a great one for project requirements combining content, literacy, and technology skills.
It has potential for individual and group projects, assessments and extra curricular use.
It is a professional, streamlined way to present top quality work.
While the published books are not free, they are not terribly expensive and could be a wonderful way to display student writing and artwork for take home or media center/school wide use.
Many teachers could enjoy using the tool for personal writing projects or gifts.